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let me ask you about this, steve, the gay rights thing. this country has moved like a blitzkrieg, to use a bad metaphor, for 20, 30 years. i have moved so far. i'm a pretty liberal guy, but i moved -- >> what were you saying 14 years ago? >> i wasn't saying this, but i wasn't going out to get hormel, and i wasn't calling him aggressively gay or stuff about that. what he meant is he's militant. today i look at the numbers, the majority of american people support gay marriage. this country is going through an incredible transition of acceptance, if not celebration, real acceptance. >> i think that's absolutely right. i think it's become a nonissue for most. >> yeah. >> and i think that even if you poll the gop party, you find a majority that support gay marriage in -- >> just haven't gotten around to it in the platform yet. >> exactly. i have known chuck hagel for years, and i have had a relationship, interaction, and i happen to have been accidentally at least maybe the only journalist or blogger at the time that talked to him a couple year
let me ask you about this, steve, the gay rights thing. this country has moved like a blitzkrieg, to use a bad metaphor, for 20, 30 years. i have moved so far. i'm a pretty liberal guy, but i moved -- >> what were you saying 14 years ago? >> i wasn't saying this, but i wasn't going out to get hormel, and i wasn't calling him aggressively gay or stuff about that. what he meant is he's militant. today i look at the numbers, the majority of american people support gay marriage. this...
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joining us now is steve kornacki, host of "the cycle." steve, it's good to see you. empty threats? or are we in uncharted obstruction territory? >> i don't think it's uncharted yet. i'm curious to see how it plays out. i think in terms of the republicans unifying in opposition, it's more likely in the case of hagel than lew, but we'll see how that plays out. i don't pick up yet in either case on the threat of what could kill either of these nominations that would be a filibuster there is a sense in hagel, even if he had all the republicans, all 45 of them say they are against him, there will be still be up or down. so maybe 55-45, maybe one democrat will peel off. the longer term threat here is this. what we've already experienced in the last four years is that the republicans in some very sort of troubling ways have changed the behavior enormous for congressional parties. you look at how they have treated the debt ceiling. they tried to claim that as a legitimate bargaining tool. you look what the senate republicans have down with the filibuster, taking extremes we have not seen b
joining us now is steve kornacki, host of "the cycle." steve, it's good to see you. empty threats? or are we in uncharted obstruction territory? >> i don't think it's uncharted yet. i'm curious to see how it plays out. i think in terms of the republicans unifying in opposition, it's more likely in the case of hagel than lew, but we'll see how that plays out. i don't pick up yet in either case on the threat of what could kill either of these nominations that would be a filibuster...
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, steve, steve. nice to see you. hoda is taking umbrage with you. let's just get it out, okay? >> talking about how it's sort of a mindset. i know people watching and other people at home are working double shifts and struggling. you're saying being rich is in your brain and mindset and how you think. that may be a tough pill for people to swallow. >> it's about seeing money through the eyes of abundance and freedom and unlimited opportunity as opposed to fear and scarcity. that's where most of us are trained and brain washed if you will to think about money. >> give us an example of that. how does a rich person look at money? what do they see? >> lots of it. >> available out there in the universe? >> it's everywhere. especially with the recession, total chaos in the economy. all over the world. world economy. >> they see opportunity. >> where there's chaos, there's opportunity to solve problems and make money. >> what does the struggling person see? >> i think more fear. what if i can't get a job, l
, steve, steve. nice to see you. hoda is taking umbrage with you. let's just get it out, okay? >> talking about how it's sort of a mindset. i know people watching and other people at home are working double shifts and struggling. you're saying being rich is in your brain and mindset and how you think. that may be a tough pill for people to swallow. >> it's about seeing money through the eyes of abundance and freedom and unlimited opportunity as opposed to fear and scarcity. that's...
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>> steve: yeah. [ light laughter ] much -- >> steve: too much tv. >> jimmy: yeah. take them to the movies instead. >> steve: yeah, i take them to "django unchained." >> jimmy: yeah. they loved it. >> steve: violent. loved it. [ light laughter ] i took them to "rust and bone." fantastic. >> jimmy: really? your kids -- how old are your kids? >> steve: 7, and then, i got a bunch of foster kids. [ laughter ] you know, i went down and drove by the school. i was like, "come on, kids, let's go see a movie." pass out cigarettes. like in the old days, you know? good times. >> jimmy: good reminiscing. pro -- the nomination of "zero dark thirty" makes it a must-watch film. con -- having to catch up in the first 29 movies in the "zero dark" series. [ laughter ] >> steve: you liked "zero dark 28," right? >> jimmy: "zero dark 28" i did not like. >> steve: no, you did not like that one. >> jimmy: pro -- denzel washington received a nomination for playing a drunk pilot. con -- that also earned him a job offer from american airlines. [ laughter and applause ] very interesting. >> s
>> steve: yeah. [ light laughter ] much -- >> steve: too much tv. >> jimmy: yeah. take them to the movies instead. >> steve: yeah, i take them to "django unchained." >> jimmy: yeah. they loved it. >> steve: violent. loved it. [ light laughter ] i took them to "rust and bone." fantastic. >> jimmy: really? your kids -- how old are your kids? >> steve: 7, and then, i got a bunch of foster kids. [ laughter ] you know, i went down...
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i don't believe it. >> steve: that's nuts. >> jimmy: what did you say? >> steve: what's that? >> jimmy: what did you say? >> steve: i said it's nuts. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] sorry. i'm sorry. >> jimmy: it actually isn't -- >> steve: it's nuts. >> jimmy: -- it actually isn't nuts. >> steve: it's nuts. >> jimmy: it is, yeah. [ laughter ] >> steve: nuts. >> jimmy: this isn't good, you guys. [ laughter ] you guys, i read that iran is behind some recent cyber attacks against american banks. yeah. people could tell something was going on when they started seeing a convenience of three goats. [ laughter ] i gotta do it. [ in foreign accent ] "i have got three goats, my friend. my friend." [ laughter ] "three goats, my friend. i'll give you three goats, my friend." >> steve: "come on. give me three goats." >> jimmy: "come on." >> steve: "don't judge me, man. come on, give the goats." >> jimmy: "don't judge me." [ light laughter ] you guys, the 2013 oscar nominations will be announced tomorrow. ooh. [ cheers and applause ] so exciting to find out which movies you have to l
i don't believe it. >> steve: that's nuts. >> jimmy: what did you say? >> steve: what's that? >> jimmy: what did you say? >> steve: i said it's nuts. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] sorry. i'm sorry. >> jimmy: it actually isn't -- >> steve: it's nuts. >> jimmy: -- it actually isn't nuts. >> steve: it's nuts. >> jimmy: it is, yeah. [ laughter ] >> steve: nuts. >> jimmy: this isn't good, you guys. [ laughter ] you guys,...
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joining us now is my pal steve schmidt. he is a republican senior strategist from the mccain/palin ticket in '08, msnbc analyst. steve, thank you for being here. good to see you. >> good to see you, rachel. happy new year. >> you too. i know you are a supporter of gun rights, steve. i know you are also a political realist. how do you assess the strength of the effort to try to come up with some form of reform agenda after newtown and after tucson? >> look, i think that the ad that you showed is obviously enormously compelling. it's emotional. the whole country was traumatized by this unspeakable tragedy that took place in newtown, and the tragedies that took place before it. and sadly, the tragedies that are going to take place next. and we don't know where those will be. but the nra is a fearsome political lobby. members particularly in the republican party are terrified of being primaried. this issue is often covered through a partisan prism when it should be looked at through a regional prism. if you talk about democrats
joining us now is my pal steve schmidt. he is a republican senior strategist from the mccain/palin ticket in '08, msnbc analyst. steve, thank you for being here. good to see you. >> good to see you, rachel. happy new year. >> you too. i know you are a supporter of gun rights, steve. i know you are also a political realist. how do you assess the strength of the effort to try to come up with some form of reform agenda after newtown and after tucson? >> look, i think that the ad...
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steve nash, a milestone night. his 10,000th career assist, fittingly on a pick and roll. as for the game, the lakers led by as many as 14. but rockets rallied. jeremy lin with a long two. and then, later in the third, rockets up nine. james harden with the dunk and the foul. fourth quarter, harden, from distance. l.a. falls, fourth-straight loss. also 4 games below .500. >>> elsewhere, defending champs, starting a six-game road trip. miami, 7-6, away from south beach. dwyane wade buries the three. 66 of miami's 77 points. lebron james to the rack. 22 points. 33rd-straight game with at least 20 points to start the season. second-most all-time. later, lance stephenson, deep for the three. and then, paul george, coming off the pick. he hits a three. 29 points, 11 rebounds. his seventh double-double. the pacers beat the heat, 87-77. a season-low in points for miami. pacers also out-rebounded the heat 55-36. >>> have a great day. >>> coming up next, "the pulse." and who was snubbed and who got some love as nominations roll in for award season? >>> and jimmy kimmel, joking his
steve nash, a milestone night. his 10,000th career assist, fittingly on a pick and roll. as for the game, the lakers led by as many as 14. but rockets rallied. jeremy lin with a long two. and then, later in the third, rockets up nine. james harden with the dunk and the foul. fourth quarter, harden, from distance. l.a. falls, fourth-straight loss. also 4 games below .500. >>> elsewhere, defending champs, starting a six-game road trip. miami, 7-6, away from south beach. dwyane wade...
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right, steve? >> thank you. >> yesterday we wondered if it was lincoln versus ar go versus zero dark thirty. don't get started on les miserables. >> fabulous, fabulous. >> but i digress! time to back spin. i want to focus on the best director race because that's the most clear predictor of best picture in the last nine years, director and picture split once. if you're not nominated, you have no chance. tarrantino is not nominated. ben affleck, kathryn bigelow. no chance to win. i'm happy to see "the master" get three acting nominations. "moon rise kingdom." completely forgotten. i don't know why that is. we are down to the year of "lincoln." >> so it's the year of lincoln now, huh? >> yeah. interesting. >> ho my god. seriously? >> i have very little to add to the conversation having seen none of them but i want to point out having this conversation with toure -- >> and? and? >> and steve freedman. >> and debating which one -- >> we weren't debating. we were explaining. >> i said i think it's "linco
right, steve? >> thank you. >> yesterday we wondered if it was lincoln versus ar go versus zero dark thirty. don't get started on les miserables. >> fabulous, fabulous. >> but i digress! time to back spin. i want to focus on the best director race because that's the most clear predictor of best picture in the last nine years, director and picture split once. if you're not nominated, you have no chance. tarrantino is not nominated. ben affleck, kathryn bigelow. no chance...
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. >> steve schmitt made an interesting point with rachel maddow saying we tend to think of this as a partisan issue. it's more of a regional issue. we show regional ownership of guns by region. do you think that these new groups that come up, mayor bloomberg's group and gabby giffords and mark kelly's group, over the long-term that they can shift the political calculus and shift that cultural dynamic that is in play right now? >> first of all, it's not just a regional thing. it's by party as well. if you look at polling on guns and possession of guns and types of weapons and so forth, republicans are strongly in favor of being extremely cautious about imposing any new restrictions. democrats are pretty strongly in favor. independents are split right down the middle. again that's something that democrats have to be concerned about. i don't claim to be steeped in the gun culture, but i worked in kentucky for years and i know the state and the people there and they rightly care about their guns not only for constitutional reasons, but reasons of sport and way of and hunting and it's ver
. >> steve schmitt made an interesting point with rachel maddow saying we tend to think of this as a partisan issue. it's more of a regional issue. we show regional ownership of guns by region. do you think that these new groups that come up, mayor bloomberg's group and gabby giffords and mark kelly's group, over the long-term that they can shift the political calculus and shift that cultural dynamic that is in play right now? >> first of all, it's not just a regional thing. it's by...
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steve writes at "the atlantic magazine" where he is washington editor at large. thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obama's announcement today that u.s. troops are going to change mission, move to a support role this spring. we had known that it was possible maybe as early as this next summer before today. do we know why the president felt he could accelerate the pace today and do it by this spring? >> well, i think that the president has looked at the -- he just won election. he has looked at the political tea leaves in the united states, and there is not very much support for this. and i think he is making a very important strategic judgment that the timing, that you've got american men and women still on the front line. they're still going to be in danger, but there is nothing strategically achievable in the spring that is different than what is strategically achievable in the summer or fall. and i think for those people who thought that barack obama was going to acquiesce to an era of permanent war, they're totally wrong. th
steve writes at "the atlantic magazine" where he is washington editor at large. thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obama's announcement today that u.s. troops are going to change mission, move to a support role this spring. we had known that it was possible maybe as early as this next summer before today. do we know why the president felt he could accelerate the pace today and do it by this spring? >> well, i think that the...
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. >> steve: i would do that. >> jimmy: this one is from @mostsnarf. >> steve: , mostsnarf. >> jimmy: she says, "my friend put a bunch of meat outside the tent while camping claiming the bears would be too full to eat us." [ laughter ] this next one's from @heatherhaywood7. she says, "my friend asked what obama's last name was. when i replied obama, she said, 'so his name is obama obama?'" [ laughter ] this one's from @rosielonsdale2. she says, "my sister forgot her e-mail password, and the only clue she had to remember it was, 'you should know this.'" [ laughter ] the clue. you should know this. >> steve: it's your password. >> jimmy: this is from @sadcow22. she says, "i once saw someone type google into the google search bar. #slapyourself." [ laughter ] take me back to google. this one's from @phelpstwit92. she says, "my brother asked me to pass the guatemala dip for his chips." [ laughter ] how do you say guatemala in spanish? >> steve: guacamole. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this one from @caseypiscillo. piscillio? piscillo. casey piscillo. sorry. she said, "my dad is convinced hashtag
. >> steve: i would do that. >> jimmy: this one is from @mostsnarf. >> steve: , mostsnarf. >> jimmy: she says, "my friend put a bunch of meat outside the tent while camping claiming the bears would be too full to eat us." [ laughter ] this next one's from @heatherhaywood7. she says, "my friend asked what obama's last name was. when i replied obama, she said, 'so his name is obama obama?'" [ laughter ] this one's from @rosielonsdale2. she says,...
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steve king introduced a bill in 2011 to clarify, in his words, the 14th amendment. the amendment grants citizenship to anyone born -- it was written after the civil war for african-americans obviously. well, king argued it was not meant to include babies of illegal immigrants. take a look. >> anchor babies are babies that are born in the united states to an illegal mother, and the practice over the years has been to grant automatic citizenship to babies born on u.s. soil. they sneak into the united states, many of them, for the purposes of having the baby. they get the little birth certificate with their little feet prints on there, and then they stay here or go back to their home country and wait until that child comes of age, and then that child, they use that child to apply to bring in the family, the nuclear family, then the extended family. and it's out of control. >> you might expect something like that from the man who questioned whether barack obama's mom might have sent his birth announcement by telegram from kenya. king is at it again with anchor babies. i
steve king introduced a bill in 2011 to clarify, in his words, the 14th amendment. the amendment grants citizenship to anyone born -- it was written after the civil war for african-americans obviously. well, king argued it was not meant to include babies of illegal immigrants. take a look. >> anchor babies are babies that are born in the united states to an illegal mother, and the practice over the years has been to grant automatic citizenship to babies born on u.s. soil. they sneak into...
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steve handelsman joins us live from capitol hill with more on the panel discussions today. steve? >> recommendations that the nra is almost certain to oppose, maybe in their entirety. it's still a very powerful organization here on capitol hill. the question is, has it lost any power or influence or maybe gained it in the way of the massacres in all erroro, at the school in connecticut and today's shotgun killing in california that left a student wounded. another s.w.a.t. team at a school, another shooting incident. the images hit the networks as vice president said he'll send to president obama on tuesday a proposal to change u.s. gun laws. >> diminish the probability that what we've seen will okur, and diminish the probability that our children are at risk in their schools. >> reporter: the nra is expected to recommend a -- and large-capacity clips, and setting up a stronger background check system. no exceptions for gun shows and the internet market, where 40% of guns get sold in and out without any check to stop sales to criminals or the mentally ill. a mass shooting survivor
steve handelsman joins us live from capitol hill with more on the panel discussions today. steve? >> recommendations that the nra is almost certain to oppose, maybe in their entirety. it's still a very powerful organization here on capitol hill. the question is, has it lost any power or influence or maybe gained it in the way of the massacres in all erroro, at the school in connecticut and today's shotgun killing in california that left a student wounded. another s.w.a.t. team at a...
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steve hayes in the weekly standard wrote nothing something in his blog this week, which i will put on the screen. >> chuck hagel said nothing as far off the table but one that believe us in the prospects for negotiation. we have been ready to negotiate under the right set of circumstances with iran for the last several years with our friends and allies so, force is the table but i'm glad we have people like the president and like chuck hagel who will be very careful when you start throwing around the terms -- >> he says it's not feasible. do you agree it is not feasible. >> what is the not feasible? >> military option? >>> military option is always feasible, you tell me what the option is. are we going to blow up tehran or go after facilities that might be well pro-toerktd hidden? and i think bob gates, the previous secretary of defense, who pointed out the difficulty of striking these places is a real one. so any military option is feasible in terms of dropping bombs but what is the result of that military attack? with respect to the revolutionary guard, he has reasons for why he did
steve hayes in the weekly standard wrote nothing something in his blog this week, which i will put on the screen. >> chuck hagel said nothing as far off the table but one that believe us in the prospects for negotiation. we have been ready to negotiate under the right set of circumstances with iran for the last several years with our friends and allies so, force is the table but i'm glad we have people like the president and like chuck hagel who will be very careful when you start...
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steve knows this. but guess what? in 1992, you got the first president -- first democratic president in 12 years who then became the first democratic president since fdr to be re-elected. and now you've had the second democratic president to be re-elected since fdr who's the first guy who had a chance. and so but right now we're at a point where republicans can't rethink themselves if they don't accept that they need to do something. >> quick numbers here. so in the middle of this when democrats went too far left starting in 1968 and lost people like my parents who had been democrats going all the way back to fdr. >> let's just say '66. reagan wins midterm. >> so we start '66. the next 5 out of 6 presidential elections, republicans win the popular vote. so democrats get their act together. they offend the base. they move to the center. like you said, it's instituted, and then what happens? democrats win 5 of the next 6 presidential elections in the popular vote. this is not that hard. republicans have gone too far rig
steve knows this. but guess what? in 1992, you got the first president -- first democratic president in 12 years who then became the first democratic president since fdr to be re-elected. and now you've had the second democratic president to be re-elected since fdr who's the first guy who had a chance. and so but right now we're at a point where republicans can't rethink themselves if they don't accept that they need to do something. >> quick numbers here. so in the middle of this when...
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then there is steve palazzo of mississippi. palazzo represents the coastal region of his state, an area completely devastated by hurricane katrina. palazzo voted no on sandy relief because he says he is worried about the nation's debt. the bigger picture he says is we also have to recognize that we have a financial disaster that is looming in this country that i believe personally in my heart -- in his heart -- is going to be greater than any disaster that has ever hit the u.s. well, when katrina struck back in 2005, this congressional member wasn't serving in congress at the time. he was in charge of finances at biloxi's public housing authority. palazzo asked for millions of dollars in federal relief, despite the country's debt at the time, because he knew the people of mississippi needed it. he said "we will rebuild and we'll provide homes for those displaced, but we cannot do that until it is funded," palazzo said at the time. "the miami herald" reports that harrison county, which includes biloxi got $72 million in federal
then there is steve palazzo of mississippi. palazzo represents the coastal region of his state, an area completely devastated by hurricane katrina. palazzo voted no on sandy relief because he says he is worried about the nation's debt. the bigger picture he says is we also have to recognize that we have a financial disaster that is looming in this country that i believe personally in my heart -- in his heart -- is going to be greater than any disaster that has ever hit the u.s. well, when...
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steve handlesman has more on what they are talking about today. steve? >> the nra didn't like the way it went, but a big question is how powerful and influential is the nra here on capitol hill? and the answer might be still plenty powerful, despite the massacre in connecticut and today's shotgun shooting in california which left a student wounded. another s.w.a.t. team at a school. another shooting incident. the images from near bakersfield, california hit networks as vice president biden said he'll send to president obama on tuesday a proposal to change u.s. gun laws. >> diminish the probability that what we've seen will okur and diminish the probability that our children are at risk in their schools. >> reporter: biden who met with hunting groups today and the nra, is expected to recommend a new ban on assault weapons and large-capacity clips. and setting up a stronger background check sim. no exceptions for gun shows and the internet market where 40% of guns get sold in and out without any check to stop sales to criminals or the mentally ill. a mass
steve handlesman has more on what they are talking about today. steve? >> the nra didn't like the way it went, but a big question is how powerful and influential is the nra here on capitol hill? and the answer might be still plenty powerful, despite the massacre in connecticut and today's shotgun shooting in california which left a student wounded. another s.w.a.t. team at a school. another shooting incident. the images from near bakersfield, california hit networks as vice president...
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quick accurate release and he remind me of steve young when he's out of the pocket. >>reporter: if you are abetting man you have to go with rodgers. but collin will be the x factor in this match up. in santa clara mike, abc 7 sports. >> thank you. 49ers beat green bay in the regular season. that was the opener 30-22. niners 3 point favorite heading into saturday night game and you know all that under dog stuff is just fine with packer head coach mike. >> players like that, they lik like, i think they respond better when they are disrespected. we weren't successful in the first week so i think it brings a little more energy but at the end of the day personally, no, i think you have to keep your eye on the target and make sure you are focused on the things that are about successful football. >>reporter: just matter of time before the raiders release linebacker mclane. for the moment still on the roster and again on the police blotter. he was pulled over in alabama for having so much tint on the car window then elied about his identity. gave police a fake name and then
quick accurate release and he remind me of steve young when he's out of the pocket. >>reporter: if you are abetting man you have to go with rodgers. but collin will be the x factor in this match up. in santa clara mike, abc 7 sports. >> thank you. 49ers beat green bay in the regular season. that was the opener 30-22. niners 3 point favorite heading into saturday night game and you know all that under dog stuff is just fine with packer head coach mike. >> players like that,...
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>> uh-huh. >> steve rattner, here's a great example. bobby jindal, like me, a really conservative guy economically. but has come out and spoken out against the stupid wing of the republican party. he's been very responsible. remember right after the election? >> yeah. >> like come on, we have got to be more inclusive, guys, and got to stop being the stupid party. here's a great example. you can disagree with bobby jindal on economics, which i'm sure you do -- >> right. >> -- because he's a lot like me, but you can respect bobby jindal as being a smart guy who wants to expand the party and be more inclusive. >> yeah. i agree. i respect him for all those things. and i think he is part of the future of the party. this particular proposal, i think what you said about it is accurate which is it does all things being equal, it's worse for poor people because they do spend more of their income, it's what we call a regressive tax. >> so you hear about lance? >> i think he's going to do oprah and tell all. >> what do you mean? what's he going to
>> uh-huh. >> steve rattner, here's a great example. bobby jindal, like me, a really conservative guy economically. but has come out and spoken out against the stupid wing of the republican party. he's been very responsible. remember right after the election? >> yeah. >> like come on, we have got to be more inclusive, guys, and got to stop being the stupid party. here's a great example. you can disagree with bobby jindal on economics, which i'm sure you do -- >>...
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steve, pollsters aren't the only ones giving the republicans advice on how to improve their image. here is former secretary of state general colin powell. take a listen to him. >> i think the republican party right now is having an identity problem, and i'm still a republican. i think what the republican party needs to do now is take a very hard look at itself and understand that the country has changed. the country is changing demographically and if the republican party does not change along with that demographic, they're going to be in trouble. >> steve, senator marco rubio has fired back immediately, and he points out that the gop has put to hispanics in the senate plus an african-american. that's got to be the poorest defense of tokenism i have ever heard, isn't it? >> what general powell said is right. the problem is this, the rest of the country is moving in a certain direction demographically in a way that makes it more possible than ever for a democrat to win a presidential race, makes it more possible than ever for democrats to start winning all of these statewide races an
steve, pollsters aren't the only ones giving the republicans advice on how to improve their image. here is former secretary of state general colin powell. take a listen to him. >> i think the republican party right now is having an identity problem, and i'm still a republican. i think what the republican party needs to do now is take a very hard look at itself and understand that the country has changed. the country is changing demographically and if the republican party does not change...
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. >>> i'm steve kornacki. a month since newtown and this afternoon vice president biden handed the president the wish list for gun control. former congress joe sustek takes his turn in "the cycle." >>> looks like a tough four years in washington. we're helping president obama break the second-term curse. >>> there's one more on envelope to open. who won the golden globes pool? spoiler alert, the answer coming in "the back spin." >>> tired words of president obama today as washington holds the nation up against another debt ceiling. >> it would be a self inflicted wound on the economy, it would slow down our growth. might tip us in to recession. and ironically, would probably increase our deficit. so to even entertain the idea of this happening, of the united states of america not paying its bills, is irresponsible. it's absurd. we are not a deadbeat nation. >> thank goodness. but next, news flash, we already hit the ceiling two weeks ago. and the treasury's been using, quote, extraordinary measures to pay its
. >>> i'm steve kornacki. a month since newtown and this afternoon vice president biden handed the president the wish list for gun control. former congress joe sustek takes his turn in "the cycle." >>> looks like a tough four years in washington. we're helping president obama break the second-term curse. >>> there's one more on envelope to open. who won the golden globes pool? spoiler alert, the answer coming in "the back spin." >>> tired...
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as capital gains, and even the new deal -- >> bob, here is the problem with what you're saying -- >> steve, you'll agree with me on this, i'm sure. >> here is the problem, we agree we should get rid of all of these loopholes. this is interesting, erin, that when mitt romney talked about this in the campaign of putting a cap on these deductions, it was the democrats, people like robert reich, maybe not you personally, but people of your philosophy who said we can't do that. here's the point -- >> we actually do believe -- >> what? >> i don't know why democrats aren't in favor of putting a cap on those deductions. i'm saying if we're going to get something done on this, erin, what is going to have to happen is democrats are going to have to agree to reduce the tax rates in exchange for getting rid of the loopholes. >> or we're going to have to raise taxes on everyone, as npr ran the numbers. if you raise the numbers on 8% of the middle class, you raise more money than by taxes millionaires. >> there the question is how do you define the beginning and middle of the middle class. is it $75,000
as capital gains, and even the new deal -- >> bob, here is the problem with what you're saying -- >> steve, you'll agree with me on this, i'm sure. >> here is the problem, we agree we should get rid of all of these loopholes. this is interesting, erin, that when mitt romney talked about this in the campaign of putting a cap on these deductions, it was the democrats, people like robert reich, maybe not you personally, but people of your philosophy who said we can't do that....
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steve harrington, superintendent of sonoma county schools. >> i am here on behalf of the professional teaching community. before i make my opening comments, on behalf of the teachers in sonoma county, we wish to honor and express our respect for the students, teachers, administrators, and psychologists who lost their lives at sandy hook elementary school. we remember these young children who died too soon. we take a will to educate the students in sonoma county schools seriously. i know that all school employees are especially attuned to this issue of school safety and student will been following this horrible incident. the educators who sacrificed their lives at sandy hook did so because they were committed to creating a better world for teaching. let us keep their memories alive through their own and our own dedicated work in sonoma county schools. our scoot -- students are the hope and promise for the future. as the county superintendent, i wish to reassure you that every one of our schools within sonoma county have current and on-file school safety plans. many of our schools have
steve harrington, superintendent of sonoma county schools. >> i am here on behalf of the professional teaching community. before i make my opening comments, on behalf of the teachers in sonoma county, we wish to honor and express our respect for the students, teachers, administrators, and psychologists who lost their lives at sandy hook elementary school. we remember these young children who died too soon. we take a will to educate the students in sonoma county schools seriously. i know...
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. >> steve palazzo, one of the no votes on sandy relief, tried to get funding for his own state after hurricane katrina. turns out he's got company. think progress put together a list of 37 house republicans who voted against sandy funding but who have in the past supported federal disaster funds for their home states. >>> a new ppp poll asked people to compare congress with some other realities of american life. the good news is here are a few things congress beat out in terms of popularity. playground bullies, meth labs, and lindsay lohan. anyway, the bad side, congress came out less popular than this stuff. nfl replacement refs, used car salesmen, and root canals. overall favorability for congress stands at 9%. that's out of 100%. >>> bill maher is not done needling mitt romney. >> the election is behind us. mitt romney is -- what's going on? the career over for him in politics? >> you know, that's what everybody says. i am not of that opinion. he's going to be running again forever. >> he won't run again. >> are you kidding? ever since the apollo astronauts accidentally brought hi
. >> steve palazzo, one of the no votes on sandy relief, tried to get funding for his own state after hurricane katrina. turns out he's got company. think progress put together a list of 37 house republicans who voted against sandy funding but who have in the past supported federal disaster funds for their home states. >>> a new ppp poll asked people to compare congress with some other realities of american life. the good news is here are a few things congress beat out in terms...
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steve, first to you. what are the markets saying? what is jack lew's reputation in wall street and what do you see coming forward with debt negotiations? >> i think this appointment is being taken advisedly in the sense that it's a kind of wait and see. you know, from my perspective, having covered more or less -- more or less degrees, seven of the past treasury secretaries, jack lew does come to the table with a bio that perhaps has less independence in it than any treasury secretary i can remember. robert rubin, hailing from goldman sachs, salary summers was a renowned economist. paul o'neil from alcoa. there's nothing on lew's resume that suggests any measure of independence. markets want a little bit of independence from their treasury secretary. that said, if jack lew's appointment can, in fact, result in some kind of longer term budget deal affixed to entitlements, tax reform, corporate and individual that i think markets would be happy to give up that independence. the troubling is i don't hear anybody right now saying that th
steve, first to you. what are the markets saying? what is jack lew's reputation in wall street and what do you see coming forward with debt negotiations? >> i think this appointment is being taken advisedly in the sense that it's a kind of wait and see. you know, from my perspective, having covered more or less -- more or less degrees, seven of the past treasury secretaries, jack lew does come to the table with a bio that perhaps has less independence in it than any treasury secretary i...
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. >> let's bring in democratic strategist and former kerry deputy campaign manager steve elman dorve and rich gayland. i want to start with this job per se. the chief of staff is described as the second most powerful position in washington. would you agree with that assessment? >> yes, the title doesn't describe the span of control that the chief of staff has. such as chief of staff of the white house but chief of staff of the executive branch and his or her span is enormously broad. let me say something about what congressman rangel said. >> let me get to that. we'll ask you about the fact that the president has gone through four chiefs of staff in four years. there are other people in high stress jobs, tim geithner at treasury, hillary clinton at state who stayed on the whole time. is this a reflection on this president or just how grueling and critical this job has become? >> i think it's a reflection of how grueling and critical the job has become and how tough it is on people. i talked to someone leaving the white house yesterday. i said what are you going to do? i'm going to ge
. >> let's bring in democratic strategist and former kerry deputy campaign manager steve elman dorve and rich gayland. i want to start with this job per se. the chief of staff is described as the second most powerful position in washington. would you agree with that assessment? >> yes, the title doesn't describe the span of control that the chief of staff has. such as chief of staff of the white house but chief of staff of the executive branch and his or her span is enormously...
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in fact, already there are a couple of bills that have been put in one by representative steve stockman outside of houston that would remove the gun free zones that have been so much like a magnet to invite mass murderers into zones where they know nobody else will be able to shoot back. and that i think is where the debate is likely to shift. are we really better off when we say no defense is a good defense? >> chris: i want to put up an ad that gun control advocates have started running against new democratic senator heidi hei dcamp of north dakota when she said some of the president's ideas about gun control are extreme. will that work. can ms. tanden and their allies and they have suggested they can drive a wedge between people like you, the heads of the nra and some of their members who may not be as hardline as you guys are on gun controls? >> i think the senator from north dakota is reflecting the views of the people that sent her to washington. so i don't think there is much room to drive any wedge. i think she is representing them rather faithfully and i think it is noteworthy
in fact, already there are a couple of bills that have been put in one by representative steve stockman outside of houston that would remove the gun free zones that have been so much like a magnet to invite mass murderers into zones where they know nobody else will be able to shoot back. and that i think is where the debate is likely to shift. are we really better off when we say no defense is a good defense? >> chris: i want to put up an ad that gun control advocates have started running...
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first of all what can you tell us about steve and amber, the democratic donors based in texas. do you know about them? >> oh, sure. they are big democratic contributors in the state of texas, and there are very few democratic candidates in texas to give money to. all of the office holders at the state-wide level are republicans, but they are major contributors for barack obama, went after rick perry a couple of years ago, ran an ad chiding perry, daring perry to engage his democratic opponent in debate. ran full page ad with a picture of perry on it with the word coward on it. and so have a relatively young guy in these fights is really a feather in the cap of those folks, both democrats in texas and folks nationally. >> jennifer: democrats in texas often seems to be an oxymoron but for those outside of texas who know there are strong democratic supporters who are willing to poke rick perry in the eye gives us comfort. today rick perry actually slammed governor cuomo's proposed assault weapon's ban. what is going on in texas? do texans agree? what are you hearing on the ground.
first of all what can you tell us about steve and amber, the democratic donors based in texas. do you know about them? >> oh, sure. they are big democratic contributors in the state of texas, and there are very few democratic candidates in texas to give money to. all of the office holders at the state-wide level are republicans, but they are major contributors for barack obama, went after rick perry a couple of years ago, ran an ad chiding perry, daring perry to engage his democratic...
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. >>> i'm steve kornacki, finding out who gave me the flu. really. it's a sick new app. >>> all that plus what kids, kesha and congress have common. we're all about making connections here on "the cycle." all right. it's just 13 days to the inauguration and if you thought president obama's first term was polarizing, just wait for the second. for instance, his first term was polarizing despite obama's efforts. his second could be polarizing because of them. need proof? already the president's putting up his dukes nominating chuck hagel to run the pentagon. he slammed the door on debt ceiling negotiations demanding congress raise it without drama and says he's ready to be tough on gun control but remember the president doesn't have to worry about re-election ever again. so expect his second term agenda to look a lot like this. full of overtures to the base which criticized him over the last four years for caving to republicans. to help decipher what to expect in the next four years, we start with nbc's peter alexander outside of the white house and "th
. >>> i'm steve kornacki, finding out who gave me the flu. really. it's a sick new app. >>> all that plus what kids, kesha and congress have common. we're all about making connections here on "the cycle." all right. it's just 13 days to the inauguration and if you thought president obama's first term was polarizing, just wait for the second. for instance, his first term was polarizing despite obama's efforts. his second could be polarizing because of them. need...